Opus Bank announced that Argisht Minasyan, a 22-year banking veteran, has joined Opus as Senior Managing Director, Senior Client Manager, and is responsible for further expanding Opus’ commercial and corporate client base in Los Angeles.

Jim Haney, Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking, stated, “We are excited to welcome Argisht as he joins Opus’ Commercial Banking team in Los Angeles. Argisht is a well-known and highly experienced banker with deep ties in the Los Angeles market. The addition of Argisht to our Los Angeles Commercial Banking team will further strengthen our position in one of the most active and vibrant markets in the country. We look forward to Argisht’s anticipated success as we continue to expand in this important market.”

Minasyan joins Opus most recently from Bank of America, where from 2003 he served as Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager – Commercial Banking. While at Bank of America, Minasyan was responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of lower middle market and middle market commercial clients and professional services firms in the Downtown Los Angeles market. Earlier in his career, Minasyan served as Financial Services Officer at Union Bank, where he focused on developing depository and treasury management client relationships with small businesses, as well as commercial real estate, C&I, and SBA lending opportunities. He Minasyan began his banking career at Bank of America in 1996. Minasyan holds a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge.